We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with a congenital vascular lesion in her right ankle.
Results and Conclusions:
Clinical and pathologic examinations led to the diagnosis of a verrucous hemangioma, a distinct, uncommon vascular lesion. The appearance of verrucous hemangiomas evolves with time and may represent a diagnostic challenge. We present this case report and a review of the literature.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
EnjolrasOMullikenJB. Vascular tumors and vascular malformations (new issues). Adv Dermatol1997;13:375–423.
2.
WangGLiCGaoT. Verrucous hemangioma. Int J Dermatol2004;43:745–6.
3.
LoriaPRDerbesVJKrafchukJD. Keratotic hemangiomas. AMA Arch Dermatol1958;77:216–9.
4.
ImperialRHelwigEB. Verrucous hemangioma. A clinicopathologic study of 21 cases. Arch Dermatol1967;96:247–53.
5.
CohenMM. Hemangiomas: Their uses and abuses. Am J Med Genet A2007;143:235–40.
6.
CalduchLOrtegaCNavarroV. Verrucous hemangioma: Report of two cases and review of the literature. Pediatr Dermatol2000;17:213–7.
7.
RossiABozziMBarraE. Verrucous hemangioma and angiokeratoma circumscriptum: Clinical and histologic differential characteristics. J Dermatol Surg Oncol1989;15:88–91.
8.
AkyolIJayanthiVRLuquetteMH. Verrucous hemangioma of the glans penis. Urology2008;72:230.
9.
HayashiHShimizuTNakamuraH. Linear verrucous haemangioma on the abdomen. Acta Derm Venereol2004;84:79–80.
10.
WentscherUHappleR. Linear verrucous hemangioma. J Am Acad Dermatol2000;42:516–8.
11.
CrucesMJDe la TorreC. Multiple eruptive verrucous hemangiomas: A variant of multiple hemangiomatosis. Dermatologica1985;171:106–11.
